HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-175RESOLU3--tON NO. 03-175
A RESOL,JTION AMENbTN& RESOLU3-ZON NO. 87-
Z11, A5 AMENDED, BY AUTHORIZIN6 THE
MEDTCAL EXA/V~NER FOR THE NTNETEENTH
,TUb]:C]:AL CIRCUTT TO ;INCREASE THE FEE FOR
THE PREPARATION AND T$SUANCE OF A
CREMA'~'-ON CERT'ZFTCATE; AND PROVI. DTN~ AN
EFFE(; I -'/E DATE
WHEREA$, The Board of County Commissioners of 51. Lucia County, Florida,
has made the following determinations:
t. The Medisal Examiner of the Nineteenth ~Tudicial Circuit (the "Medical
Examiner") is required by Section 406.11, Florida Statutes, to prepare and issue a
Cremation Certificate indicating the cause of death for each cremation performed in
the County.
2. On October 20, 1987, this Board adopted Resolution No. 87-211 imposing
certain fees and charges for services provided by the Medical Examiner, including a
twenty and 00/100 dollars ($20.00) fee for the preparation and issuance of a
Cremation Certificate.
3. On November 10, 1987, this Board adopted Resolution No. 87-242 which
amended the fees charged by the Medical Examiner to reduce the Cremation
Certificate fee to ten end 00/100 dollars ($10.00).
4. On August 20, 2002, this Board adopted Resolution No. 92-174 which
increased the Cremation Certificate fee to twenty and 00/100 dollars ($Z0.00)
4. The Medical Examiner has requested authorization to further increase
the Cremation Certificcte fee to thirty and 00/100 dollars ($30.00) in order to cover
the increased costs of staff time to prepare and issue the Cremation Certificates and
reduce each county's annual contribution to the Medical Examiner's budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners
of 51. Lucia County, Florida:
Paragraph 1 of Resolution No. 87-211, os amended, is hereby further amended
to read as follows:
The District Medical Examiner, in and for the Nineteenth
District of the ,State of Florida, is hereby authorized to charge
each funeral home a fee of twznt¥' thirty and 00/100 ~
($30.00) dollars for the preparation and issuance of a Cremation
Certifical e required by Section 406.11, Florida Statutes.
2. This resolution s~oll take effect on October 1, 2003.
3. All other provisions of Resolution No. 87-211, as amended, shall remain in full force and
effect.
After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Chairman Cliff Barnes
Vice Chairman Paula A. Lewis
Commissioner John D. Bruhn
Commissioner Doug Coward
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson
AYE
AYE
AYE
AYE
AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 12th day of August, 2003.
_ BOAItD OF COUN~SSZONEItS
ATTEST' // ST. LLIC~E COt:~. FLORIDA
/~eputy Clerk~x~,~,~,, Chairman
~["-t;' '" ";" '''''[ ?~i~APPEOVED AS TO FOE~ AND